1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to waters; appropriating money for local grants for impaired waters.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LOCAL GRANTS FOR IMPAIRED WATERS.
 1.5 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Water 
1.6 	and Soil Resources to provide grants for projects in equal amounts to Blue Earth County 
1.7 	for two projects, to Pipestone County for one project, to Rice County for one project, and 
1.8 	to the city of Fergus Falls for one project to evaluate impaired lakes and waters through 
1.9 	water quality testing technology, such as wireless testing probe buoys and portable testing 
1.10 	devices. Projects may also include new nonchemical treatment technologies. Grants are for 
1.11 	projects that increase the recreational user days on impaired lakes and waters by improving 
1.12 	water quality, dissolved oxygen, and related parameters.

1.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.